| Organizations That Help People with Cancer
American Cancer Society
800-ACS-2345 (227.2345)
www.cancer.org
Nation-wide information service. Information about cancer, access to health care, cancer facts
and figures.
American College of Physicians
www.acponline.org
Medical information for physicians and patients.
Breast Cancer Trials
415-476-5777
www.breastcancertrials.org/bct_nation/home.seam
For women and men interested in breast cancer trials. This service is a place where breast cancer patients
can learn about clinical trials advance breast cancer care, find trials they may qualify
for, and determine whether a clinical trial is right for them.
Breast Cancer Network of Strength (Formerly Y-Me)
800-221-2141 English
800-986-9505 Espanol
Interpreters in 150 languages
www.networkofstrength.org
Breast cancer hotline peer counselors 24hours a day, 7 days a week.
Information in plain language, empowerment & peer support.
Cancercare
800-813-4673
www.cancercare.org
National non-profit organization that provides free professional support services to people affected
by cancer – patients, caregivers, and children, loved ones and bereaved. Services include
counseling, education, financial assistance and practical help.
Cancer Information Service (CIS)
800-4-CANCER (422-6237)
Telephone service is available Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm. (bi-lingual)
LiveHelp "instant messaging" service, Monday through Friday, 6:00 am to 7:00 pm. (bi-lingual)
https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/livehelp/welcome.asp
www.cancer.gov
CIS is a service of the National Cancer Institute. This site is constantly revised and updated to reflect
changes in treatment, clinical trials, and supportive care. It also has a dictionary of cancer terms,
free publications, and a drug dictionary.
Find a clinical trial from a list of over 8,000 current clinical trials; browse recent clinical trial results;
learn what clinical trials are, how they work, why they are useful and more. www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials
California Department of Insurance
www.insurance.ca.gov/0100%2Dconsumers (Go to “consumer tools”)
Provide useful information to the public including resources to assist in making informed decisions
regarding insurance related issues.
CarePages
www.carepages.com
Free website for caregivers to post photos and journal entries about a loved one’s care.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
www.cdc.gov
Federal agency that is responsible for disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health
promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
Center Watch – Clinical Trials Listing Service
www.centerwatch.com
Listings of more than 41,000 active industry and government-sponsored clinical trials, as well as new drug
therapies in research and those recently approved by the FDA. Designed as an “open resource” for
patients and research professionals.
CureToday
www.curetoday.com
Cancer news, updates, research and education; magazines (print and online). Information for every stage
of the cancer experience.
Drug Digest
www.drugdigest.org
Noncommercial, evidence-based consumer health and drug information site dedicated to empowering
consumers to make informed choices about drugs and treatment options. The site has a drug library,
interactions, drug comparison, medication checklists and more.
FDA Cancer Liaison Program
www.fda.gov/oashi/cancer/cancer.html
A program of the Federal Drug Administration. The site answers questions from patients, their friends
and family members and patient advocates about therapies for life-threatening diseases. Includes a
Cancer Drug Development Patient Consultant Program that involves patients to participate in the
drug regulatory process.
Lance Armstrong Foundation
www.livestrong.org
Learn what to expect during your cancer experience and what questions to ask, treatment options,
statistics, and clinical trials.
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)
www.lls.org
Information and support for all types of blood cancers.
Living Beyond Breast Cancer
www.lbbc.org
Nonprofit organization for women affected by breast cancer. Guide for newly diagnosed, young survivors
news, clinical trials, and treatment.
Medline Plus
National Library of Medicine
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cancer.html
Information to help answer health questions. Access to medical journal articles, information about drugs,
medical encyclopedia, latest health news and interactive patient tutorials.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
See Cancer Information Service
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
1.888.644.6226
TTY: 1.866.464.3615 (for hearing impaired)
www.nccam.nih.gov
Online chat with a health information specialist
www.nccaminfo.org/livehelp
NCCAM is the Federal Government’s lead agency for scientific research on diverse medical and health
care systems, practices, and products that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine.
Approaches to health care that are outside the realm of conventional medicine.
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS)
877-622-7937 (NCCC.YES)
www.canceradvocacy.org
A national survivor-led advocacy organization that provides information and education, and advocates
for policy issues that affect survivors' quality of life.
National Lymphedema Network (NLN)
800-541-3529
www.lymphnet.org
Promotes information, referrals, guidance and education about primary and secondary lymphedema to
patients, health care professionals, family members and the general public.
OncoLink
http://oncolink.upenn.edu
Provides information about cancer, treatment and research. Sponsored by the Abramson Cancer Center
of the University of Pennsylvania.
People Living with Cancer
www.plwc.org
Patient information website of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists. Includes information about
more than 120 different types of cancer, clinical trials, coping, side effects, finding a doctor,
patient support services, and more.
Survivorship Guidelines
www.survivorshipguidelines.org
Guidelines for survivors of childhood, adolescent and young adult cancers.
UpToDate
www.uptodate.com
Web site specifically designed to answer the clinical questions that arise in daily practice and to do so
quickly and easily so that it can be used right at the point of care. Physician editors and authors
review and update content on a continuous basis and a new, peer-reviewed version is issued every
four months. Includes sections for institutions, educators and patients.
WebMD
www.webmd.com
A Web site that provides information about diseases, conditions and medications/drugs.
The Wellness Community
www.thewellnesscommunity.org
Non-profit organization providing free support, education and hope to people with cancer and their
loved ones. Includes professionally led support groups, educational workshops, nutrition and
exercise programs, mind/body classes and online Community.
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